Michael Taylor of Buffalo, New York was registered with FINRA as an Investment Company Products and Variable Contracts Limited Representative through Princor Financial Services Corporation (Princor) from 2010 until March 16, 2016. Mr. Taylor submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) to the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly failing to identify and submit seven variable annuity purchases as annuity replacements even though each was funded by the sale of another annuity.
According to FINRA, from December 2010 through May 2011, Mr. Taylor “circumvented Princor’s compliance procedures by failing to identify and submit seven variable annuity purchases as annuity replacements even though each was funded by the sale of another annuity. In addition, Taylor provided inaccurate information on the annuity transaction documents further concealing that they were replacements.” This alleged conduct would be in violation of NASD Conduct Rule 3110 and FINRA Rule 2010.
FINRA found that Mr. Taylor displayed a pattern of unethical and ungrounded trades that were not suitable for customers. FINRA found that Mr. Taylor failed to identify and submit seven variable annuity purchases totaling approximately $700,000 and in addition, made $18,000 in commissions by submitting the annuity purchases as new trades rather than as annuity replacements. Without admitting or denying the FINRA allegations, Mr. Taylor agreed to the FINRA sanctions and was suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for three months and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
Supervision within a brokerage firm can take many different forms, and management’s failure on any front, including the failure to enforce policies and procedures, can create grounds for a claim. Among other areas, management should have appropriate supervisory processes in place for the regular review of investor accounts, quality checks to see that the right products are being recommended to investors, and audits to ensure continual compliance with federal and state securities laws, securities industry rules and regulations, as well as the brokerage firm’s own policies and procedures.
Have you suffered losses in your Princor Financial Services Corporation account? Did you fall victim to a broker or firm that failed to supervise? If so, call Robert Pearce at the Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. for a free consultation.
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